The meaning of Torpor

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The state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep.

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The insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy, allowing them to resist freezing

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The state of being dormant (= not active or growing but able to become active later)

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Warm temperatures bring the seeds out of dormancy.

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Lack of interest or excitement.

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Tasks of such repetitive and numbing dullness

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The quality of having great weight.

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Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack

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The quality of weighing a lot

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We were delayed by the heaviness of the traffic.

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Laziness; indolence.

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He was punished for his idleness at school

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The state of not working or being used

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They live in an enforced idleness., jumping into an exercise routine after weeks of idleness can ca…

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Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate.

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Future generations will condemn us for inaction

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Failure to do anything that might provide a solution to a problem

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The mayor was criticized for his inaction on problems affecting the city’s poor.

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The state of being inactive; idleness.

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Don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity

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The situation when not much is happening, for example when not much buying or selling is taking place

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A long period of inactivity, inactivity in the financial markets

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Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

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My failure is probably due to my own indolence

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The state of showing no real interest or effort

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After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into indolence., the people feel trapped bet…

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A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

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The bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government

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The tendency not to change what is happening

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Many teachers were reluctant to use computers in their classrooms simply out of inertia.

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A situation in which there is very little activity or interest, or people are unwilling to make an effort to change

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Bureaucratic/government/managerial inertia

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Tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable.

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Her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor

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The quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness.

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It was sheer laziness on my part

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The quality of not being willing to work or use any effort

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I could go to the gym - it's just laziness that stops me., the problem has been caused by laziness …

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A lack of energy and enthusiasm.

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There was an air of lethargy about him

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The quality of not being or not seeming to be alive

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The skin is a mottled yellow, plasticky in its lifelessness., the therapy can be good for low spiri…

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The feeling of having no energy and enthusiasm and being unwilling to do anything needing effort

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A lack of iron in the body can lead to listlessness and a lack of concentration., the children disp…

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The quality of moving or operating at a low speed.

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Elizabeth made her way upstairs with painful slowness

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The quality or fact of being sluggish (= moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy)

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I’ve been experiencing a few minor health issues recently, such as fatigue and general sluggishness…

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The state of not flowing or moving.

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Blocked drains resulting in water stagnation

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A state in which growth or development stops

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The chancellor's policy was to expand into new markets in order to avoid economic stagnation., berl…

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The state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm